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Cut 5%Earlier rulesBIR/00CW/MNR/2025/0715

3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Wayford Glade, Willenhall WV13: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,000; the First-tier Tribunal set £950 (−5%) on 12 Nov 2025 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00CW/MNR/2025/0715.

Rent paid before
£625
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,000
+60% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£950
−5% against the proposal
Decided
12 Nov 2025
Applied
20 Apr 2025
Wait
206 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
24 May 2025
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

7 3-bed houses decided in Wolverhampton →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
3
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,000 a month (+60% on the £625 already paid). The tribunal set £950, £50 a month (−5%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.

Read the full decision on GOV.UK ↗

Evidence and issues

  • Landlord sent comparables
  • Tenant sent comparables
  • Achieved rents cited
  • Asking rents cited
  • Portal listings cited
  • Disrepair raised
  • Damp or mould raised
  • Hearing held
  • Home inspected
  • Landlord used an agent
  • Hardship delay asked for
  • Landlord ordered to repay the £47 fee
  • Notice validity raised

Read from the published text. Highlighted items are mentioned in the decision; read it on GOV.UK for the detail.

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How Wolverhampton compares

All decisions in Wolverhampton →
69% cut

Share of 13 earlier-rules decisions in Wolverhampton set below the proposal.

£800

Median market rent the tribunal set in Wolverhampton, a month.

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Source: every First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decision published on GOV.UK, read by Abide.Rent and refreshed daily (last 23 Oct 2026). Street, town and postcode district only; open any decision for the tribunal’s published reasons on GOV.UK. Rents are shown a month; weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions are evidence of risk, not a price list. Not legal advice.